Ghost in the Shell actually comes across to me as a movie that is going to have more meaning than action. That’s not to say it won’t have the action. The trailer definitely looks like it’s full of great imagery and graphics.

But, Scarlett Johansson is bringing something different to the film. Yes, she’s still sexy. You won’t miss that at all. But, there’s more and that’s what I like to see.

She was dying and they saved her. Now she saves others. That’s what she was told at least. If someone kept you alive, wouldn’t you feel a little in their debt?

She walks the streets reflecting that everyone around her feels a connection. Everyone feels like they are part of something. It’s something they have that she doesn’t. She doesn’t feel the connection.

That’s why I immediately started to relate to The Major. But, she’s trying to figure out how she has a human spirit in a robotic body. That’s how they saved her. They put her back together as a cyborg.

Then, she finds out it was all a lie. They didn’t save her life. They stole it from her. It might be an action film. But, I’m getting it and she’s perfect for the role.

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A River in The Ocean is the latest release by Michael Allen. It's the story of a father and a daughter who get separated by a tragic accident. The father wakes up from a coma unaware he has a daughter while she has been raised for years by an odd couple who have great intentions, but no idea what they are doing. He begins to feel something is missing in his life while she begins to feel she is out of place. He didn't know he was looking and she didn't know she needed found.